Puerto Rico, 1998

Seiche in Puerto Rico, June 29 to 30, 1998

June 29 to 30, 1998 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 seiche, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

1 seiche. Local standard time, as filed.

Seiche, San Juan

When
June 29, 12:00 AM AST to June 30, 11:59 PM AST
Where
San Juan County, San Juan
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

A thick layer of Saharan dust covered the region and reduced visibilities to less than three miles in some sections.

What these are

Seiche
A standing wave in a lake or bay, pushed by wind or pressure, that flooded the shore.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5658052.